Grossi took a picture with the head of Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev and wrote that they “met for the exchange of opinions”, including nuclear security at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which was occupied by the Russia-aggressor, from where Likhachev came.
He also welcomed the “active participation” of Russians in the “major initiatives of the IAEA.”
The head of the Magate also said that he was “looking forward to” his visit to Moscow next week.
Met Rosatom's Alexey Likhachev at #Iaeagc To Exchange on the Important Growth of Nuclear Power, and Nuclear Safety AT #ZNPPwhere @Iaeaorg HAS Maintained A Permanent Present SincE September 2022.
I welcome 🇷🇺's Active Participation in Major Iaea Initiatives, Including for Smr … pic.twitter.com/ynidklc32k
– Rafael Mariano Grossi (@Rafaelmgrossi) September 15, 2025
Neither in his post in the X, nor during his speech at the General Conference of the IAEA (the text posted on the agency’s website), Grossy mentioned that the Russian Federation is an aggressor country that wages the war against Ukraine and it is Moscow’s actions that threaten nuclear security.
“In Chernobyl and at three current nuclear power plants-the Rivne NPP, the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant, the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant-our groups reported a significant strengthening of military activity over the past weeks,” he stated at the same time.
At the Magate session in Vienna, the Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svetlana Greenchuk took part, informed the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine on September 15.
“Grinchuk drew attention to the fact that Russia's actions are incompatible with the culture of nuclear security and security, ignore international norms and the charter of the IAEA, destroy trust in the system of international guarantees and create constant risks for Ukraine, Europe and the whole world,” the report said.
Ukraine also opposed the inclusion of representatives of the aggressor country in the IAEA bodies.
Context
IN September 2023 and in September 2024 The Magate General Conference adopted a resolution in which it called on Russia to the “immediate conclusion” of its personnel from the territory of ZAES.
In May 2025, the State Nuclear Regulation Inspectorate reported that Ukrainian specialists could not fully investigate incidents at the station for lack of technical information about the state of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. The only source of information about operational events at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is only the reports of the IAE Mission, but They do not contain enough information For investigations.
The representatives of Rosatom are present at the ZAES, where the Magate Mission is located. Russians are trying to connect the station to their energy network.
